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Gender Issues in Child Labor

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.contributor.editorHoltz, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T14:27:27Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T14:27:27Z
dc.date.issued2005-08
dc.description.abstractThis note reviews the available evidence on developing effective policies against child labor, outlining it requires attention to gender differences among working children. This is so because standard definitions of child labor tend to underestimate girls' work, because economic activities of boys and girls differ by country and industry; because determinants of child labor may differ by gender; and, because the consequences of child labor may differ by gender. A number of policy implications stem from evidence presented in this note, i.e., that including time use modules in household surveys would capture unpaid household chores performed by children, thereby providing more accurate estimates of total work time; interventions to reduce child labor should address its specific causes, and should recognize that these causes may differ by gender. The determinants of child labor should be examined by running separate regressions for boys and girls, or by interacting the gender dummy, with the main explanatory variables. Furthermore, investing in water infrastructure, providing low-cost child care, and increasing access to health care facilities can significantly reduce the time that girls spend on household chores, thereby increasing their school attendance. Finally, interventions aimed directly at increasing children's schooling-such as providing subsidies for school fees, reducing distance to schools, and improving school quality-are also likely to reduce the prevalence of child labor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6331589/gender-issues-child-labor
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11210
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11210
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPREM Notes; No. 100
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD CARE COSTS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR PREVENTION
dc.subjectCHILD LABOUR
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectOLDER GIRLS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSTREET CHILDREN
dc.subjectWATER COLLECTION
dc.subjectWORKING CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleGender Issues in Child Laboren
dc.title.alternativeTemas de genero en trabajo infantil La problematique hommes-femmes dans le travail des enfantsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:13:45.206025Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6331589/gender-issues-child-labor
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20051007133302
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6331589
okr.identifier.report33753
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/10/07/000012009_20051007133302/Rendered/PDF/337530rev0premnote100.pdfen
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitOffice of VP & Head of Network (PRMVP)
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